THE INDEX

Every paper we have read

Each one summarised from the full article, not its abstract, and kept only if it speaks to physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology or nursing. Newest first.

35,183 PAPERS · PAGE 498 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• OTOther2022Factor Analysis and Mental Health Prevention of Employee Turnover under the Profit-Centered Development of Modern Service Industry.Occupational therapy internationalAfter 12 weeks of standard dance, employees had lower mental health symptom scores than controls on eight factors. Terror and paranoia did not.
• PTOTOther2022Waterloo Handedness Questionnaire: Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Arabic Version.Occupational therapy internationalThe Arabic Waterloo Handedness Questionnaire scored hand preference consistently when adults repeated it one week apart. It can help PTs and OTs document handedness in Arabic-speaking adults, but it was not tested in disabled or stroke patients.
• OTSLPOther2023Prevalence and treatment of mental, behavioral, and developmental disorders in children with co-occurring autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A population-based study.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchChildren with both autism and ADHD have much higher rates of anxiety, depression, and conduct problems than those with either condition alone. Despite this, they receive behavioral treatment at similar rates to children with autism only, while nearly three-quarters take psychotropic medication.
• PTOTCohort2023Factors associated with decreased physical activity levels among community-dwelling residents during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: a long-term observational study.Journal of physical therapy scienceWorking adults were twice as likely to lose daily steps during pandemic restrictions compared to those not working. Health literacy made no difference. Therapists should prioritize home exercise plans for employed patients, as their routine walking drops significantly when they shift to sedentary work.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2023The Burden of COVID-19 on Caregivers of Children with Suspected Genetic Conditions: A Therapeutic Odyssey.Physical & occupational therapy in pediatricsOnly two of 25 caregivers said the pandemic interrupted their child's diagnostic search. But every caregiver needing in-person physical, occupational, speech, behavioral, or psychotherapy had trouble accessing it, and virtual therapy often left parents to do therapy without enough training.
• PTOther2023Effect of visual information from binocular vision on the motor control of step over obstacles in walking with 90° turn.Journal of physical therapy scienceCovering one eye did not produce a difference in toe or heel clearance when stepping over an obstacle after a 90° turn. The main viewing comparison showed no difference. Only one foot-pressure timing differed.
• SLPCohort2023Effects of behavior inhibition on stuttering severity and adverse consequences of stuttering in 3-6-year-old children who stutter.Journal of communication disordersIn young children who stutter, a shy, cautious temperament did not predict how often they stuttered at home. It did predict more physical tension and struggle during moments of stuttering, suggesting temperament shapes how children cope with disfluencies rather than causing them.
• PTOTPilot2023Suitability of visual cues for freezing of gait in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease: a case-control pilot study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationLaser shoes reduced freezing episodes in Parkinson's patients with milder symptoms and specific brain scan findings, but were ineffective for those with severe freezing. This pilot suggests early intervention may work better, but the small sample size prevents firm conclusions.
• SLPOther2023Clinical Feasibility and Familiarization Effects of Device Delay Mismatch Compensation in Bimodal CI/HA Users.Trends in hearingAdjusting cochlear implant timing to match hearing aid delays instantly corrected sound localization errors in bimodal users. The benefit was immediate and did not grow after three weeks. This used standard manufacturer delay settings, requiring no extra lab measurements.
• PTOTCohort2023Determinants of gait dystonia severity in cerebral palsy.Developmental medicine and child neurologyExperts identified gait dystonia in cerebral palsy by looking for variable leg adduction and its effect on walking. Two simple video measurements matched these expert ratings: how much the ankles varied in distance and the smallest foot angle. These could help track severity without a gait lab.
• SLPOther2023What predicts individual response to language treatment in bilingual children with developmental language disorder?Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groupsFor bilingual children with developmental language disorder, starting English skills and some cognitive skills were linked to gains in Spanish, but not English. Home-language progress was more tied to child factors than school-language progress.
• PTOTRCT2023Effects of short-term whole-body vibration training on muscle strength, balance performance, and body composition.Journal of physical therapy scienceShort-term whole-body vibration training did not improve muscle strength, balance, or body composition in healthy young adults. The results were identical to floor-based training and no training, suggesting this brief intervention offers no advantage over conventional exercise.
• OTQualitative2023Social inclusion of persons with disability in employment: what would it take to socially support employed persons with disability in the labor market?Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesEmployers in Nairobi informal settlements described supporting workers with disabilities by listening to their concerns, identifying strengths, and gradually withdrawing help as confidence grew. They also noted that rigid, one-size-fits-all support and workplace conflicts often caused these efforts to fail.
• Narrative Review2023Enhancing neurorehabilitation by targeting beneficial plasticity.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesThis minireview describes a theoretical framework for neurorehabilitation and summarizes existing studies. It reports no new methods, participants, or outcomes, so there is no finding from this paper itself to act on.
• PTOTSLPCase-Control2023Psychological strengths and well-being: Strengths use predicts quality of life, well-being and mental health in autism.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic adults reported using their personal strengths less often than non-autistic adults. However, using strengths was strongly linked to better quality of life, well-being, and mental health in both groups. Interventions should focus on general strengths use, not just autism-specific traits.
• Case Report2023Neurofeedback as neuroempowerment technique for affective regulation and interoceptive awareness in adolescence: preliminary considerations applied to a psychogenic pseudosyncope case.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesThis paper proposes a neurofeedback protocol for a single adolescent with psychogenic pseudosyncope but reports no outcomes. It is a theoretical framework for future testing, not evidence that the intervention works or changes clinical practice.
• OTCohort2023A retrospective study on return to living alone of stroke patients who were living alone before stroke.Journal of physical therapy scienceStroke patients who lived alone before onset were more likely to return home when functional score (FIM) at discharge was 91 or higher and social score was low. Social problems lowered return rates even when ADL scores were high.
• SLPCohort2023Relationship between enunciative signs of language acquisition and language assessment through the Bayley III scale at 24 months.CoDASIn 45 infants, a higher score on a mother-child interaction screening tool strongly correlated with better language outcomes at two years. Infants with language delays averaged 12 signs versus 18 in typically developing peers, suggesting this tool may help identify children needing further assessment.
• SLPQualitative2023Autistic young people's experiences of remote psychological interventions during COVID-19.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic young people found remote psychological therapy challenging but valued less intense social interaction and no travel. Three also found it positive, despite home distractions, reduced cues and technical issues.
• PTCohort2023Diagnostic accuracy of the Hammersmith Neonatal Neurological Examination in predicting motor outcome at 12 months for infants born very preterm.Developmental medicine and child neurologyIn infants born very preterm, an early neurological exam around 32 weeks postmenstrual age flagged 12-month motor risk only moderately. It is better than a term-equivalent exam, but it is not a diagnosis.
• SLPOther2023Profiles of autism characteristics in thirteen genetic syndromes: a machine learning approach.Molecular autismAutism profiles on the Social Communication Questionnaire differed across thirteen genetic syndromes, but many overlapped enough that a model assigned 55% of people to the correct syndrome group. It is not a diagnostic test.
• PTOTQualitative2023Perspectives of Rehabilitation Professionals on Implementing a Validated Home Telerehabilitation Intervention for Older Adults in Geriatric Rehabilitation: Multisite Focus Group Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesTherapists valued sensor monitoring for spotting activity drops after discharge but struggled to use it with patients who have cognitive impairment or live alone. They identified a lack of time to review data and insufficient training as key barriers to routine implementation.
• OTQualitative2022"I Could Really Use This": Occupational Therapy Students' Perceptions of Learning to Coach.Occupational therapy internationalStudents found coaching required shifting from being the expert to facilitating client-led goals. They valued the flexibility and deeper therapeutic relationships but noted the mindset change was difficult. Some clients struggled with the self-reflection and motivation coaching requires.
• OTQualitative2022Australian occupational therapists' perspectives of consumers authentically contributing to student learning during practice placements: 'It just makes sense!' but 'we need a process'.Australian occupational therapy journalExperienced Australian OT supervisors see consumer feedback as valuable but fear students lack the skill to process it safely. They want a structured, educator-controlled process to manage the time burden and the shift in power away from the supervisor.
• OTCohort2022Evaluation of an occupation-based sleep programme for people with Insomnia.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTAn occupation-based sleep programme combining group education and individual coaching outperformed standard sleep hygiene advice. Participants improved more on insomnia severity, sleep quality, and mood. Gains were largest between the end of the programme and the one-month follow-up.
• OTSLPCohort2023Sex differences in the course of autistic and co-occurring psychopathological symptoms in adolescents with and without autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceIn adolescents with autism, social communication difficulties were similar for males and females. However, autistic males showed more repetitive behaviors and resistance to change than females. Anxiety and depression increased in females but decreased in males, a pattern identical to those without autism.
• SLPCase Report2023A First-Person Account of Developmental Language Disorder.American journal of speech-language pathologyA patient describes her lifelong experience with Developmental Language Disorder, from early signs to university success. It is a personal story, not a study, so it provides no evidence that any specific treatment works.
• PTOTSLPCohort2023Executive function improvement in response to meta-cognitive training in chronic mTBI / PTSD.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesVeterans with mild TBI and PTSD who received Goal Management Training plus a smartphone app for home practice showed significant improvements in executive function and life role participation. This uncontrolled pilot suggests the combined approach aids transfer of skills to daily life.
• OTSurvey2023Nurses' assessed self-efficacy levels to medical asepsis and their relation to structural empowerment, work engagement and work-related stress.Work (Reading, Mass.)Nurses reported high confidence in medical asepsis, but only small positive links to empowerment, engagement and lower stress. Confidence was not measured against observed asepsis behaviour, so this does not show that better working conditions improve infection control.
• SLPOther2023Study of auditory pathways in type 1 diabetes mellitus through brainstem auditory evoked potentials and contralateral acoustic reflex.CoDASIn T1DM patients with normal standard hearing thresholds, auditory brainstem response timing was slower and left-ear acoustic reflexes occurred at lower intensities than in controls. This suggests subclinical auditory pathway changes, but the study did not test treatment.
• SLPOther2023Comparing Fixed and Individualized Channel Interaction Coefficients for Speech Perception With Dynamic Focusing Cochlear Implant Strategies.Trends in hearingIndividualizing channel interaction settings did not improve speech perception for cochlear implant users as a group. The focused methods were similar to monopolar, and only a few people showed clear individual benefits after short lab listening.
• PTSystematic Review2023Public-private partnership models for rehabilitation service delivery: A scoping review.The South African journal of physiotherapyNine studies mapped public-private partnerships for physiotherapy, mostly in high-income countries. These models improved rural access and new graduate training, but evidence on clinical outcomes was scarce. No studies covered occupational therapy or speech therapy service delivery models.
• PTOTCohort2023Establishing the Validity of Using the COPD Assessment Test to Screen for Fatigue in People With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Referred to Pulmonary Rehabilitation.Physical therapyA CAT score of 10 or higher correctly identified 95% of people with COPD who had clinically relevant fatigue. However, it also flagged 69% of those without fatigue as having it. Use the CAT to screen for fatigue, but confirm the finding before treating.
• SLPCase Series2023Intensive speech-language pathology therapy with adults who stutter: preliminary study.CoDASFour adults who stuttered showed lower stuttering disfluency percentages after 30 intensive therapy hours, but everyday communication ratings worsened for some. The paper reports only before-and-after measurements, with no follow-up.
• OTQualitative2023Barriers and enablers to the delivery and implementation of the tailored activity programme in Australia: Perspectives of occupational therapists and their managers.Australian occupational therapy journalOccupational therapists and managers in Queensland saw the tailored activity programme as core to their role but flagged three major hurdles: fitting 7-8 home visits into busy caseloads, securing funding within existing models, and gauging whether carers have the time and emotional capacity to commit to the intervention.
• PTOther2023Managing Musculoskeletal Pain in Older Adults Through a Digital Care Solution: Secondary Analysis of a Prospective Clinical Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesOlder adults using a digital musculoskeletal pain program started it more often, completed more sessions, and had pain reduction similar to younger adults. They also reported high satisfaction, but there was no control group.
• OTCohort2023Impact of COVID-19 on employment: sociodemographic, medical, psychiatric and neuropsychological correlates.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesPeople with long COVID who took extra time off work had more severe symptoms, fatigue, mood problems and lower cognitive test scores. Those who felt work performance suffered reported fatigue and executive difficulty despite similar cognitive test scores.
• SLPPilot2023Consistency and reliability of automated language measures across expressive language samples in autism.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAutomated language scores from autism samples stayed stable over four weeks but changed significantly depending on whether the child was narrating, conversing, or answering ADOS questions. Clinicians must compare scores only within the same task type, as a drop in complexity may reflect the setting rather than the child's ability.
• SLPOther2023Comparing Scores on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test and Receptive One-Word Picture Vocabulary Test in Preschoolers With and Without Hearing Loss.American journal of speech-language pathologyThe PPVT and ROWPVT did not differ in standard scores or age equivalents in preschoolers with and without hearing loss. Either test can be used, but children with hearing loss scored lower than children with normal hearing.
• SLPOther2023Using Active Learning Strategies to Strengthen Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Training in Communication Sciences and Disorders Programs.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groupsActive learning strategies like problem-solving and reflective writing can replace lectures in diversity training. This approach helps students examine their own biases and practice clinical decision-making, which is crucial when standard tests do not fit a client's background.
• SLPCohort2023The Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Therapy Utilization Among Racially/Ethnically and Socio-Economically Diverse Autistic Children.Journal of autism and developmental disordersABA therapy hours for autistic children fell sharply in early 2020 and had not fully recovered a year later. School district funded children lost hours fastest. Asian children recovered hours more slowly than white children. These disruptions likely affected treatment progress.
• PTOTSLPPilot2023An Intensive Exercise Program Using a Technology-Enriched Rehabilitation Gym for the Recovery of Function in People With Chronic Stroke: Usability Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesPeople with chronic stroke found a tech-heavy gym program feasible, attending 82% of planned sessions. They valued equipment feedback but needed professional supervision for safety. While physical scores improved, the study did not test whether the intervention caused these changes.
• PTOTQualitative2023Struggling to Keep Up and Have a Good Life: A Qualitative Study of Living With Impaired Balance Control Due to Multiple Sclerosis.Physical therapyPeople with multiple sclerosis described balance as shifting from an automatic skill to one requiring constant attention. Fatigue, unpredictable daily capacity, and busy environments made walking unsafe and exhausting. They managed this by prioritizing energy and accepting limits to keep doing what mattered.
• SLPCohort2023Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in a large pediatric primary care network.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceDocumented autism was more common among Asian, Black, publicly insured, and urban-site children than among White, privately insured, and suburban or rural children, and median age at first documented diagnosis was 3.93 years.
• OTQualitative2023Health in Down syndrome: creating a conceptual model.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRExperts, parents, and teens with Down syndrome described health as physical, social, and mental well-being. They added Down syndrome-specific topics such as sleep, hearing, vision, immunity, school inclusion, and family factors.
• PTOther2023Reliability and validity of two-dimensional motion capture to assess ankle dorsiflexion motion and heel raise work.Physical therapy in sport : official journal of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports MedicineTwo-dimensional video analysis reliably measures ankle dorsiflexion and heel raise work in patients with Achilles tendinopathy. While 2D methods consistently overestimate values compared to 3D motion capture, the error is small and predictable. This supports using remote video assessments for clinical monitoring.
• OTQualitative2022"Moving on to an Open World": A Study of Participants' Experience in Meaningful Activities and Recovery (MA&R).Occupational therapy internationalParticipants described the program as a practical course, not therapy, and said small familiar activities became more meaningful. They valued one-on-one support from an occupational therapist and a peer-worker, but group differences reduced connectedness.
• PTOTOther2022The Dignity Project Framework: An extreme citizen science framework in occupational therapy and rehabilitation research.Australian occupational therapy journalA new framework guides dignified partnership with citizens with disability in research and practice. It replaces tokenistic consultation with shared power, requiring co-investigator roles, accessible methods, transparent governance, and iterative reflection to ensure lived experience drives outcomes.
• PTCase-Control2022Children Who Experience Unintentional Injuries: Their Functional Profiles.Occupational therapy internationalParents of children with recent unintentional injuries rated them as having lower executive function skills, less responsibility, and more risk-taking behavior than uninjured peers. Most injured children had undiagnosed or diagnosed learning disabilities or ADHD. This group played more outside the home.
• OTNarrative Review2022A Narrative Review of the Usage of Creative Solutions to Enhance Disabled Patients' Quality of Life and Wellbeing by Occupational Therapists.Occupational therapy internationalCreative activities help disabled patients express themselves, build self-esteem, and improve wellbeing. Therapists need to recognize creativity as a core treatment tool, not just an optional extra, to better support patients' quality of life.